New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-07-05

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Holidays are days Of bad luck for the New
York baseball nine Yesterday the Giants
suffered two defeats at the hands Of the Chicago
club, playing in Chicago. while ON Decoration
Day they were twice defeated by the same
players at the Polo Grounds. On independence
Day last year the Detroits gave chem two beat
ings Perhaps some baseball philosopher will
bring forward theory to account for this run
Of il-fortune
Among all the rich and costly presents which
Queen Victoria has received In honor OF her
completed half-century-some of which are de-
vcribed in Mr.. Yates's cable letHr-it may be
doubted whether any has touched her moro
deeply than the simple gift Of poor Irish
woman, sent by the hand Of a bishop. In itself
Il was but triHe-two new-laid eggs-but con-
sidering the present relations Of England and
Ireland il has peculiar significance. OF the
humble giver it may be said. as Of her who cast
In two mites, "she hath done what she could
Little variation In the celebration of the
Fourth of July Is noticeable from year to year.
30 far as special observances go Harlem seems
to have been allowed to obtain an easy monop-
oily. Up there speeches at an outdoor meeting
and dinner were the features Of the day.
Elsewhere frecrackers and their kindred kept
The small boy land his sister in many cases)
busy Some people got hurt more or less, OF
course, and in Tenth-ave. lot Of powder paid
IN involuntary tribute to independence Day.
A saddening phase Of the holiday is the dimin-
fishing number of veterans of the War OF 1912
who annually meet together when the Fourth
comes round. year ago there were four and
the year previous twice as many; yesterday
there were only three.
Whatever changes may take place in the
currents of city life, the Fourth Of July cele-
bration by the Columbian Order Dieter known
rs the Tammany Society seems to be fixture,
and the heat Of fhe day has little effect upon
the long talks and short talks The big
ccst gun yesterday was Governor Ftzhugh
Lee Of Virginia, but by no means all Of those
invited were on hand. In contrast with the
celebration last year. there was no dcnunciation
of President Clevelands policy-probably be-
cause the "victos' have been getting the
sspoils' pretty rapidly Of bate. Most Of tho
speakers refrained from talking about the rebel
dag incident but Congressman Cox declared ths
be had " never heard such howl about q little
thing The letters Of regret were a. a rule
formal or without special point but Mayor
Hewitt wrote tellinsly. as always. on the rights
Of labor.
OF tho speeches delivered at the successful
Woodstock celebration none probably win COM
mand more general attention than that on
"The Saloon in Politios' by ex-Secretary
Window. On tho question Of suppressins the
saloon, with all the dread influences that flow
krem Il Mr.. Window takes broad ground. and
he states some tzslths and axks some questions
that Prohibitionist may wdl take to heart
He strongly commands the policy Of the Anti
Saloon Republican Committee. which fsvess al